Cats (musical) carrying Grizabella and Old Deuteronomy partway toward the sky; he then steps off so she can finish the journey on her own. Finally, Old Deuteronomy gives his closing speech to the audience ("The Ad-dressing of Cats") and the show comes to a close. A 1981 recording of the Original London Cast was released first on LP and cassette tape and later as a two-CD set. It contains the following tracks: Composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber, the production of "Cats" is based on T. S. Eliot's "Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats" (1939), which the composer recalled as having been a
Carbonel: The King of the Cats Cantrip to obtain her, at best ambivalent, help. "Carbonel" (the first book) is currently () in print in hardback in the US as part of the "New York Review" Children's Collection. The UK paperback was reprinted in August 2005 by Puffin. Carbonel: The King of the Cats Carbonel: the King of the Cats is a children's book by Barbara Sleigh, first published by Max Parrish in 1955, and in the US by Bobbs-Merrill, 1955. It is based on an old folk tale from the British Isles "The King of the Cats" and has two sequels, "The Kingdom of Carbonel" (Puffin,