Jellicle 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 The name "jellicle" comes from a previously unpublished poem by Eliot entitled "Pollicle Dogs and Jellicle Cats", where "jellicle cats" is a corruption of "dear little cats" and "pollicle dogs" of "poor little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". The term jellicle cats was used by the
Cats (musical) where Mr. Mistoffelees sang Mungojerrie and Rumpelteazer in the third person, with Mungojerrie and Rumpelteazer as puppets being magically controlled by Mr. Mistoffelees. Eventually, the Broadway version of the song was rewritten to allow Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer to once again sing their own song as full characters. In the 1998 film, the first stanza of the song was cut. In the current licensed version, based on the recent UK tour, the 7/8 section is reworked into 4/4 with triplet quavers that simulate the original 12/8 version. The "Growltiger's Last Stand" sequence has also been changed multiple times over the course