Characters in "The Garden Party"
- Mrs. Sheridan, Mr. Sheridan's wife and mother of Laura, Laurie, Meg, and, Jose. She is in charge of the household on a daily-basis.
- Laura Sheridan, Mrs. Sheridan's daughter (and the story's protagonist)
- The workers, who put up a marquee in the garden
- Mr. Sheridan, Mrs. Sheridan's husband and father of Laura, Laurie, Meg, and, Jose. On the day of the party, he goes to work but joins the party later that evening.
- Meg Sheridan, a second daughter
- Jose Sheridan, a third daughter
- Laurie Sheridan, a son; brother to Laura
- Kitty Maitland, a friend of Laura and a party guest
- Sadie, a female house servant
- Hans, a male house servant
- The florist, who delivers lilies ordered by Mrs. Sheridan
- Cook, a cook
- Godber's man, the delivery-man who brings in the cream puffs
- Mr. Scott, a lower-class neighbor who has just died
- Em Scott, the deceased's widow
- Em's sister
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