Demeter, as costumed in the filmed production, is black and gold with a few patches of white and red or orange, and wears gloves instead of arm warmers, giving her a more elegant touch. In other productions she has larger patches of red. She has a few tabby markings around her face and legs. Demeter is one of the main queens, and her role is considered a major one in the show.
Demeter is the cat who unmasks Macavity when he tries to disguise as Old Deuteronomy.
She is very skittish and cautious of Macavity. Some believe she had a past with him and is now paranoid as she always seems to know when he is around. This seems to be confirmed by Cats Choreographer Gillian Liyne in behind the scenes footage seen in on the Cats special edition DVD. In most productions, she is portrayed as the mate of Alonzo. In far fewer, Munkustrap is seen as her mate, and this pairing is really only well known because it seemed to be used in the movie version of the show. Demeter sings in the backing group in "The Gumbie Cat" with Bombalurina, with whom she is very close, and also with Jellylorum. Her biggest part is in "Macavity", which she sings with Bombalurina.
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