In the musical and T S Eliot's book Cats, which was the railway cat?
"Skimbleshanks Skimbleshanks is a cat character in T. S. Eliot's book of poetry ""Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats"" and in Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical ""Cats"". The T. S Eliot poem begins as a parody of Rudyard Kipling's poem ""l'Envoi"" (also known as ""The Long Trail"") from ""Barrack-Room Ballads and Other Verses"". Compare the first few lines of Kipling's Skimbleshanks is described as living on the Night Mail overnight express train that travels on the British West Coast Main Line (WCML) between London Euston and Glasgow Central. He is however not exclusively based on the WCML, as he has visited"
"Jellicle cats ""Jellicle cats"", or simply the ""Jellicles"", are a type of feline mentioned in T. S. Eliot's book ""Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats"", and in ""Cats"", a stage musical written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and based on the book. Introduced in Eliot's poem ""The Song of the Jellicles"", they were originally depicted as commonly nocturnal gray, scruffy cats. Specifically, Eliot mentions that they like to gather at an event called the ""Jellicle Ball"". In the musical, a sub-plot surrounds the disappearance of the Jellicle patriarch Old Deuteronomy. The names are taken from Eliot's poem ""The Naming of Cats"""
"Victoria the White Cat Victoria, aka 'White Cat', is a principal role in Cats the Musical. She is named after the character of the same name in T. S. Eliot's Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats, where she is named after T. S. Eliot's favorite monarch, Queen Victoria. The role is primarily a dance role, demanding extensive ballet training and a high amount of flexibility. She is featured in multiple dance solos throughout the musical, as well as being in a leading position in several group numbers and taking part in a Pas de Deux during the Jellicle Ball dance"
"Gus: The Theatre Cat ""Gus: The Theatre Cat"" is a poem by T. S. Eliot included in Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats. Known as ""The Theatre Cat"" due to his career as an actor, Gus is an old and frail, yet revered, cat, who ""suffers from palsy, which makes his paws shake."" His coat is described as ""shabby"" and he is ""no longer a terror to mice or to rats."" Gus, whose full name is Asparagus, is also a character in Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical adaption of the book, ""Cats"". In the musical, the poem is used almost verbatim"
"Rumpus Cat The Great Rumpus Cat is a fictional character from T.S. Eliot's book ""Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats"" and in Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical, ""Cats"". The Great Rumpus Cat appears in the poem ""Of the Awefull Battle of the Pekes and the Pollicles."" The poem describes a contentious encounter between a Peke and a Pollicle dog which eventually leads to the participation of other dogs and a great deal of barking, heard throughout the park. The Great Rumpuscat nonchalantly intervenes and scatters the dogs merely by his threatening appearance and a single great leap. The Great Rumpuscat is"
"version of the musical. The character is played by Georgina Pazcoguin in the 2016 Broadway Revival. Victoria the White Cat Victoria, aka 'White Cat', is a principal role in Cats the Musical. She is named after the character of the same name in T. S. Eliot's Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats, where she is named after T. S. Eliot's favorite monarch, Queen Victoria. The role is primarily a dance role, demanding extensive ballet training and a high amount of flexibility. She is featured in multiple dance solos throughout the musical, as well as being in a leading position in"
"the poems is Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical ""Cats"", which was premiered in the West End of London in 1981 and on Broadway in 1982. It became the longest-running Broadway show in history until it was overtaken by another musical by Lloyd Webber, ""The Phantom of the Opera"", and then by ""Chicago"". As well as the characters found in the book, ""Cats"" introduces several additional characters from Eliot's unpublished drafts, most notably Grizabella. A film adaptation of ""Cats"" is due for release on December 20, 2019. In the film ""Logan's Run"" Logan and Jessica meet an old man in the ruins"
"Cats (musical) Cats is a sung-through musical composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber, based on ""Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats"" by T. S. Eliot. The musical tells the story of a tribe of cats called the Jellicles and the night they make what is known as ""the Jellicle choice"" and decide which cat will ascend to the Heaviside Layer and come back to a new life. Directed by Trevor Nunn and choreographed by Gillian Lynne, ""Cats"" first opened in the West End in 1981 and then with the same creative team on Broadway in 1982. It won numerous awards, including"
"hold music is the song ""Jellicle Songs for Jellicle Cats"". Jellicle cats ""Jellicle cats"", or simply the ""Jellicles"", are a type of feline mentioned in T. S. Eliot's book ""Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats"", and in ""Cats"", a stage musical written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and based on the book. Introduced in Eliot's poem ""The Song of the Jellicles"", they were originally depicted as commonly nocturnal gray, scruffy cats. Specifically, Eliot mentions that they like to gather at an event called the ""Jellicle Ball"". In the musical, a sub-plot surrounds the disappearance of the Jellicle patriarch Old Deuteronomy. The"
"an homage to Mick Jagger of The Rolling Stones. This homage is apparent in the way he moves on stage in the original Gillian Lynne choreography and the costume styling. His type of cat was said to be Maine Coon, because of his wild mane and being portrayed as being much bigger than the other cats. Rum Tum Tugger Rum Tum Tugger is one of the many feline characters in the poetry book ""Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats"" by T. S. Eliot, published in 1939, and in the musical ""Cats"", which premiered in 1981 and is based on Eliot's"
"Jellylorum Jellylorum is one of the characters from the musical ""Cats"". The character is usually portrayed as a mature female and is principally a vocalist. The musical is based upon the cat poetry of T.S. Eliot and the character represents the poet's own cat. The character's name is believed to mean ""lillie cat"", ""wisdom"" or ""tradition"". Jellylorum was originally the subject of a T.S. Eliot poem entitled ""The Naming of Cats"". On stage, Jellylorum is usually depicted as a predominately yellow calico or tabby cat. The character's age varies according to the production; many productions have Jellylorum near the age"
"to the poetry of T. S. Eliot. ""Cats"" (1981) was to become the longest running musical in London, where it ran for 21 years before closing. On Broadway, ""Cats"" ran for 18 years, a record which would ultimately be broken by another Lloyd Webber musical, ""The Phantom of the Opera"". ""Starlight Express"" (1984) was a commercial hit, but received negative reviews from the critics. It enjoyed a record run in the West End, but ran for less than two years on Broadway. The show has also seen two tours of the US, as well as an Australian/Japanese production, a three-year"
"at the Walker Art Gallery during the 2004 Liverpool Biennial. An opera for primary school children, ""Shackleton's Cat"" by Russell Hepplewhite, was commissioned by the English Touring Opera in 2015. Mrs Chippy Mrs Chippy was a cat (actually male) who accompanied Sir Ernest Shackleton's Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition of 1914–1917. Mrs Chippy, a tiger-striped tabby, was taken on board the expedition's ship ""Endurance"" as a ship's cat by carpenter and master shipwright Harry ""Chippy"" McNish (""Chippy"" being a colloquial British term for a carpenter). The cat acquired its name because, once aboard, it followed McNish around like an overly-attentive wife. One"
"Mr. Mistoffelees Mr. Mistoffelees is a character in T. S. Eliot's poetry book ""Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats"" and its stage adaptation, Andrew Lloyd Webber's popular musical ""Cats"". He is an important primary character, and one of the most popular of the show. He is also sometimes named Quaxo. Mistoffelees' name derives from the demon Mephistopheles. However, the character is not sinister as the name implies, and instead is described by Eliot as being ""the original conjuring cat"", who is ""always deceiving you into believing that he's only hunting for mice"" — a mysterious quiet and small black feline"
"Carbucketty Carbucketty is a character from the musical ""Cats"". The name was one of T. S. Eliot's ideas for cat names, for a ""knockabout cat"". His role is primarily that of a dancer and acrobat. Carbucketty appeared in both the original London and Broadway shows. In 1987, when the Broadway show was reworked, the character was renamed Mungojerrie. The actor who played Mungojerrie after the show was reworked, Ray Roderick, had played Carbucketty for a few months prior. Carbucketty's costume suggests a Bi-colour tabby and white kitten. He has defined stripes as well as spots on a white base. A"
"unique, and one that only the cat knows. He refers to one cat in particular: Gus, short for Asparagus. Gus: The Theatre Cat ""Gus: The Theatre Cat"" is a poem by T. S. Eliot included in Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats. Known as ""The Theatre Cat"" due to his career as an actor, Gus is an old and frail, yet revered, cat, who ""suffers from palsy, which makes his paws shake."" His coat is described as ""shabby"" and he is ""no longer a terror to mice or to rats."" Gus, whose full name is Asparagus, is also a character"
"Rum Tum Tugger Rum Tum Tugger is one of the many feline characters in the poetry book ""Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats"" by T. S. Eliot, published in 1939, and in the musical ""Cats"", which premiered in 1981 and is based on Eliot's book. Eliot draws attention to the similarities between feline and human personality traits. Rum Tum Tugger is portrayed as the rebel cat who cannot help but be difficult. He is never satisfied with what you give him; He is notoriously hard to please and sets himself apart from others by trying to be different. He always"
"a knife and Jerry gets spooked and retreats, running up the staircase. Tom pulls the carpet off the staircase to catch Jerry but also pulls down a large upright piano. While Jerry dodges, the piano crushes Tom to death. Tom's spirit ascends to the ""Heavenly Express"", a steam train that sends dead cats to Heaven. Several cats are waiting to enter and the gatekeeper goes though their lives. The cats include Butch, who has lost a fight with a bulldog; Frankie, who was struck with a flat iron while singing on a backyard fence; Aloysius, who was run over and"
"Munkustrap Munkustrap is a Jellicle cat, named in T. S. Eliot's poem ""The Naming of Cats"". He is a principal character in Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical ""Cats"". In the show, Munkustrap functions as a narrator, singing several songs and introducing many of the other cats. He is also the protector and second in command of the cats, after patriarch Old Deuteronomy; and directs them in the ""Awefull Battle of the Pekes and Pollicles"". As the defender of the tribe, Munkustrap fights Macavity. He also seems to know Mr. Mistoffelees well, as he stops him from getting to Grizabella in the"
"can discover—but THE CAT HIMSELF KNOWS, and will never confess. In ""Cats"", ""The Naming of Cats"" is the second song of the musical. The Naming of Cats is a slow, eerie song which breaks the fourth wall, acknowledging the audience and explaining to them how cats are given their names, all through unison, quietly whispering, but also fiercely hissing, in rhythmic dialogue from the full company. In the 1976 movie ""Logan's Run"" actor Peter Ustinov recites a shortened version of the poem. The Naming of Cats ""The Naming of Cats"" is a poem in T. S. Eliot's poetry book ""Old"
"""What happiness is"" (""The Moments of Happiness""). Gus shuffles forward (""Gus: The Theatre Cat""). He is the cat that once was a famous actor but now he is old and “suffers from palsy that makes his paws shake”. He is accompanied by Jellylorum, who sings of his exploits in the theatre. Skimbleshanks is sleeping in the corner. He is unofficially in charge of the railway train. He is very clever and very important because, ""they must find him, or the train can't start."" (""Skimbleshanks: The Railway Cat""). Another crash and an evil laugh is heard. It is indeed Macavity. He"
"Grizabella Grizabella is the ""Glamour Cat"" in the musical production ""Cats"". She does not appear in T. S. Eliot's work ""Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats"", but she is a prominent character in the stage play. It appears that she is the feline version of the woman mentioned in T.S. Eliot's poem ""Rhapsody on a Windy Night."" ""Remark the woman<br> Who hesitates toward you in the light of the door<br> Which opens on her like a grin. <br> You see the border of her coat<br> Is torn and stained with sand,<br> And you see the corner of her eye<br> Twists"
"and used for many of the ensemble characters in the musical. In contrast with the poem, Lloyd Webber's Jellicles possess many kinds of coat-patterns, diverse personalities and individual talents. Also detailed on this page are Chorus characters from the musical ""Cats"" whose names are from other works by T. S. Eliot, or not directly derived from the poems. The name ""jellicle"" comes from a previously unpublished poem by Eliot entitled ""Pollicle Dogs and Jellicle Cats"", where ""jellicle cats"" is a corruption of ""dear little cats"" and ""pollicle dogs"" of ""poor little dogs"". The term jellicle cats was used by the"
"The Naming of Cats ""The Naming of Cats"" is a poem in T. S. Eliot's poetry book ""Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats"" and its stage adaptation, Andrew Lloyd Webber's popular musical ""Cats"". It describes to humans how cats get their names. The poem has also been quoted in other films, notably ""Logan's Run"", when Logan meets the old man outside the dome city. The poem uses a short rhythmic dialogue to describe how cats get or choose their names. It also shows how cats are also mysterious and devious, e.g., with the line ""The name that no human research"
"Jemima (cat) Jemima is a principal character in the musical play ""Cats"", written by Andrew Lloyd Webber using the poetry of T. S. Eliot. She is the youngest member of the tribe of Cats, being the first one in her whole tribe to accept Grizabella by singing with her a small part in the song 'Memory'. In the musical play ""Cats"", Jemima is a kitten and, while usually a chorus cat, plays a role in accepting Grizabella; she is among several kittens (the others being Victoria, Electra, and Etcetera) who trust Grizabella and are pulled away in efforts to reject"
"The Ship's Cat The Ship's Cat, also known under its full title of The Adventures & Brave Deeds Of The Ship's Cat On The Spanish Maine: Together With The Most Lamentable Losse Of The Alcestis & Triumphant Firing Of The Port Of Chagres, is a 1977 children's narrative poem that was written by Richard Adams with illustrations by Alan Aldridge. The book was first published through Jonathan Cape and describes the adventures of an anthropomorphic Elizabethan ship's cat. The book follows a ship cat referred to only as ""Cat"" or ""Ship's Cat"" who serves as a swashbuckling crew member of"
"Macavity Macavity is a fictional character who is described in a poem in ""Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats"", by T. S. Eliot. He also appears in ""Cats"", the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical. The name ""Macavity"" is a pun by T. S. Eliot, on the names of several characters from other works of literature : ""Macheath,"" a supervillain who appears both in John Gay's ""The Beggar's Opera"", its sequel ""Polly"" and roughly 200 years later as Mack the Knife in ""The Threepenny Opera"" written by Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill in 1928, ""macuahuitl"", the Aztec obsidian sword, and ""Moriarty"", the"
"Gus exits, Skimbleshanks is seen sleeping in the corner (""Skimbleshanks: The Railway Cat""). He is the Cat who is unofficially in charge of the night train to Glasgow. Skimbleshanks is considered vital to the train, as without him ""the train can't start"". Within his song, a whole steam train engine is assembled out of objects in the junkyard: Various Cats spin wheels, hold up the structure, and light the headlights. With a third crash and an evil laugh, the ""most wanted"" cat Macavity appears. He is a ""master criminal,"" the so-called ""Napoleon of Crime,"" and is never found at the"
"Dumfries on the Glasgow South Western Line, then terminating at Glasgow St Enoch; but he spends most of his time on the WCML, allowing him to visit stations such as Crewe, Carlisle, and Gallowgate, all of which are on this line. In the musical, but not in the poem, he is also the third one to touch and accept Grizabella back into the tribe. In the musical ""Cats"", Skimbleshanks is depicted as an bright tabby cat. He is a figure of great importance in the train's operation; it will not leave without him, and he frequently looks in on the"
"Etcetera (cat) Etcetera is a fictional character in ""Cats"", the musical play based primarily on T.S. Eliot's ""Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats"". Primarily a dancer, she is one of the chorus line kittens in the tribe of the Jellicle cats. Etcetera was originally an unnamed chorus kitten in the original Andrew Lloyd Webber production of ""Cats"". However, the role was soon given a name and a definite character. Her defining moment is at the end of Rum Tum Tugger's song, she is so overexcited by his charisma that she can not stop squealing until he physically quiets her, often"
"and later Jo Gibb in both London and in the filmed video version. Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer are fictional characters in T. S. Eliot's book, ""Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats"", which was adapted into the musical ""Cats"". Mungojerrie and his partner in crime, Rumpleteazer, specialize in petty theft and mischief. In Eliot's original poem ""Mungojerrie and Rumpelteazer"", they are depicted knocking over Ming vases and stealing items from their human family. Mungojerrie is also mentioned in the poem ""Macavity, the Mystery Cat"", where he is rumoured to be one of Macavity's agents. They live at Victoria Grove"
"Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer are fictional characters in T. S. Eliot's book, ""Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats"", which was adapted into the musical ""Cats"". Mungojerrie and his partner in crime, Rumpleteazer, specialize in petty theft and mischief. In Eliot's original poem ""Mungojerrie and Rumpelteazer"", they are depicted knocking over Ming vases and stealing items from their human family. Mungojerrie is also mentioned in the poem ""Macavity, the Mystery Cat"", where he is rumoured to be one of Macavity's agents. They live at Victoria Grove in Kensington, England. In Eliot's original poem, Rumpelteazer is suggested to be a"
"until the tour's end in November, transferring across to the London Palladium revival of the show, once again reprising the role of Carbucketty from the opening in December 2014 until the run's end in April 2015. Morris briefly returned to the role in April 2017 during the international tour's stops in Croatia and Belgium, again due to cast injury. Broadway show of 2016 features Giuseppe Bausilio as Carbucketty. Carbucketty Carbucketty is a character from the musical ""Cats"". The name was one of T. S. Eliot's ideas for cat names, for a ""knockabout cat"". His role is primarily that of a"