The Old Gumbie Cat (Jennyanydots)
Growltiger
Rum tum tugger
Mungojerrie and Rumpleteaser
Old Deutoronomy
Rumpus Cat (Pekes and the Pollicles)
Mr Mistoffoles
Macavity
Gus the theatre cat (Asparagus)
Bustopher Jones
Skimbleshanks
Cat Morgan (1952 edition)
The other poems that don't introduce cats are the naming of cats, the aweful battle of the pekes and the pollicles and the intervention of the great rumpus cat and the addressing of cats. Cat morgan does not appear in the musical and growltiger and pekes and the pollicles only appear in some productions.
"Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats" was created in 1939 by T.S. Eliot. It is a collection of whimsical poems about cats that served as the inspiration for the musical "Cats" by Andrew Lloyd Webber.
Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats was created in 1939.
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Macavity
"Cats" was created by the composer Andrew Lloyd Weber, but it was based upon T.S. Elliot's Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats
T.S. Eliot's "Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats" is a collection of whimsical poems about cats that inspired the musical "Cats" by Andrew Lloyd Webber. The poems depict various feline personalities and behaviors in a playful and imaginative way. The book has become a classic in children's literature and has brought widespread attention to Eliot's lighter, more humorous side.
The musical "CATS" was inspired by T. S. Eliot's "Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats".
Yes, it is
Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T. S. Eliot is a wonderful book of whimsical poetry about different cats and how they relate to personalities of people. The Broadway musical "Cats" was based on this book.
Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats - collection of verse by TS Eliot.
T.S Eliot wrote poems in a book called "Old Possums Book of Pratical Cats" and Andrew llotd webber made it into a musical in 1981. However it was written in the 1930's.
Possums, Feral Cats, Rats, Stoats and Ferrets
Possums, Feral Cats, Rats, Stoats and Ferrets
T. S. Eliot wrote the poem "A Dog is a Dog" in the book Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats about how dogs will bark but not bite because they have playful, friendly spirits (especially when compared to cats.)