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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 black-and-white 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'' 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 The name ''jellicle'' comes from a previously unpublished poem by Eliot entitled "Pollicle Dogs and Jellicle Cats", where ''jellicle cats'' is a corruption of ''dear little cats'' and ''pollicle dogs'' of ''poor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''.〔(Now Lloyd Webber puts Eliot's dogs to music – Telegraph ) Milner, Catherine. Now Lloyd Webber puts Eliot's dogs to music. ''The Sunday Telegraph'' (London, UK). 20 January 2002: 6.〕 == Characters in the musical== The ensemble characters in Cats are fluid, non-specific roles. None are named in performance specifically, although the performer may choose to react to their name if mentioned in reciting "The Naming of Cats". The original London production in 1981 chose to not name the ensemble kittens, however these roles soon developed into distinct characters with their own personality and costume design. The Broadway production in 1982 made many different choices with assigning names to roles. This has led to several roles which are essentially the same Cat being given different names, subtly different costume designs and character traits. Most productions will therefore include one or the other option, but larger productions have expanded their cast by including all the variations. Smaller productions often omit some of these ensemble roles. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jellicle cats」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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