Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats is a set of whimsical poems by T. S. Eliot about feline psychology and sociology. It was first published in 1939 with cover illustrations by the author, and subsequently in 1940 illustrated in full by Nicolas Bentley. An edition was published in 1982 that featured illustrations by Edward Gorey. Poetry (ancient Greek: poieo = create) is an art form in which human language is used for its aesthetic qualities in addition to, or instead of, its notional and semantic content. ... For other persons named Thomas Eliot, see Thomas Eliot (disambiguation). ... Psychological science redirects here. ... Sociology (from Latin: socius, companion; and the suffix -ology, the study of, from Greek λόγος, lógos, knowledge [1]) is the scientific or systematic study of society, including patterns of social relationships, social interaction, and culture[2]. Areas studied in sociology can range from the analysis of brief contacts between anonymous... Bentleys illustration of the fictional H. Rochester Sneath on the cover of Sneaths book of correspondence. ... Edward St. ...

Contents of Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T. S. Eliot, along with the name of the featured cat when appropriate: Image File history File links Oldpossum. ... For other persons named Thomas Eliot, see Thomas Eliot (disambiguation). ...

• The Naming of Cats
• The Old Gumbie Cat (Jennyanydots)
• Growltiger’s Last Stand
• The Rum Tum Tugger
• The Song of the Jellicles
• Mungojerrie and Rumpelteazer
• Old Deuteronomy
• The Pekes and the Pollicles (Great Rumpuscat)
• Mr. Mistoffelees
• Macavity: The Mystery Cat
• Gus: The Theatre Cat
• Bustopher Jones: The Cat about Town
• Skimbleshanks: The Railway Cat
• The Ad-dressing of Cats
• Cat Morgan Introduces Himself (added in the 1952 edition)

In the musical play CATS, Jennyanydots is the old Gumbie cat who teaches the mice music, crocheting and tatting. ... T.S. Eliots Old Possums Book of Practical Cats describes Growltiger as an old and tough tom cat that scours the Thames from Gravesend to Oxford. ... Rum Tum Tugger, portrayed by John Partridge in the Cats video. ... The Jellicle Cats, or simply the Jellicles, are felines belonging to a certain tribe in T. S. Eliots Old Possums Book of Practical Cats from which is based Andrew Lloyd Webbers musical Cats. ... Mungojerrie is a light hearted Calico cat created by T. S. Eliot and used in the musical CATS. Mungojerrie and his partner in crime, Rumpleteazer, are of orange/black/brown colors. ... Rumpelteazer (or Rumpleteazer) is a character in T. S. Eliots book Old Possums Book of Practical Cats and Andrew Lloyd Webbers musical Cats. ... Old Deuteronomy is a character in T. S. Eliots Old Possums Book of Practical Cats and its musical adaptation, Cats. ... Jacob Brent as Mistoffelees Mr. ... Macavity is a fictional cat that appears both in Old Possums Book of Practical Cats, by T. S. Eliot, and the musical, Cats (composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber), which is based on T. S. Eliots book. ... Asparagus (also known as Gus) is one of the cats in the production of Cats by Andrew Lloyd Webber. ... Bustopher Jones is one of the cats featured in Old Possums Book of Practical Cats. ... Skimbleshanks, played by Reed Jones in the original Broadway cast of Cats. ... Cat Morgan is one of the cats in Old Possums Book of Practical Cats. ...

Adaptations

In 1954 the English composer Alan Rawsthorne set six of the poems in a work for speaker and orchestra entitled Practical Cats. It was recorded soon after, with the actor Robert Donat as the speaker. Year 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar). ... Alan Rawsthorne (May 2, 1905 – July 24, 1971) was a British composer. ... Friedrich Robert Donath (March 18, 1905 – June 9, 1958), better known by his stage name Robert Donat, was a distinguished English film and stage actor of English, Polish and German descent. ...

The work was the basis for the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Cats. The musical introduces several additional characters from Eliot's unpublished drafts—most notably Grizabella. [1] Andrew Lloyd Webber, Baron Lloyd-Webber (born 22 March 1948) is a highly successful English composer of musical theatre, and also the elder brother of cellist Julian Lloyd Webber. ... Cats is an award-winning musical composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber based on Old Possums Book of Practical Cats by T. S. Eliot. ... Elaine Paige as Grizabella in the 1998 Cats video. ...

Cultural References

In Logan's Run (1976 film) Logan and Jessica meet an old man in the Senate Chamber during their search for Sanctuary. The old man has many cats and references The Naming of Cats, explaining that each cat has three names: one common, one unique and one that only the cat knows. He refers to one cat in particular: Gus, short for Asparagus. Logans Run is a 1976 science fiction film based on the novel of the same name by William F. Nolan and George Clayton Johnson. ... Type Upper House President of the Senate Richard B. Cheney, R since January 20, 2001 President pro tempore Robert C. Byrd, D since January 4, 2007 Members 100 Political groups Democratic Party Republican Party Last elections November 7, 2006 Meeting place Senate Chamber United States Capitol Washington, DC United States...

References

• T.S. Eliot (1982). Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats. Harcourt. ISBN 0-15-168656-4. 

External links

T.S. Eliot Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats with a concordance