Gus: The Theatre Cat 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
Rock-haunting ringtail possum Plum ("Terminalia ferdinandiana"), and "Owenia vernicosa". Leaves eaten include "Flagelleria indica", "Pouteria sericea" and Vine Reedcane. Some known predators of the rock-haunting ringtail possum are the Dingo ("Canis lupus dingo"), the Oenpelli Python ("Morelia oenpelliensis"), the Olive Python ("Liasis olivaceous"), quolls ("Dasyurus" spp.), owls (Strigiformes), feral cats ("Felis catus"), domestic dogs ("Canis lupus familiaris") and humans ("Homo sapiens"). The rock-haunting ringtail possum spends a large amount of time participating in sentinel behaviour to avoid predators. It perches on branches or ledges and scans the area for danger. In an attempt to deter predators and to warn others, this possum beats