# Mr. Simpson — Struggles and Triumphs character guide

> Mr. Simpson in Struggles and Triumphs by P. T. Barnum.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Simpson, Edmund, Edmund Simpson

**First appearance:** 0010-viii-the-american-museum

## Who they are

A theater manager associated with Barnum.

## In the story

### [At the Foot of the Ladder](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/struggles_and_triumphs_se/chapters/vii-at-the-foot-of-the-ladder)

Mentioned as a reference from the Park Theater.

### [Return to America](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/struggles_and_triumphs_se/chapters/xv-return-to-america)

An ignorant, good-natured American who became suddenly rich; travels in Europe with his wife; struggles with pronunciation.

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