Martha (Secret Garden)

Martha is a major, supporting character in Frances Hodgson Burnett's novel The Secret Garden and all adaptations, especially the 1991 musical. She is the chambermaid of Archibald Craven and a motherly figure to his niece Mary Lennox. She's the one who introduces Yorkshire custom to Mary, and from whom, she learns not to be sour.

In the 1991 musical, originated by Allison Fraser, Martha is a mezzo-soprano.