Jellylorum

Jellylorum is a character from the cats musical. The character is usually portrayed as a mature female and is principally a vocalist. The musical is based upon the cat poetry of T.S Eliot and the character represents the poet's own cat. The character's name is believed to mean "lillie cat", "wisdom" or "tradition".In the show Jellylorum is usually a tabby cat. The character's age varies according to the production; many productions have Jellylorum near the age of Bombalurina and Demeter , but others portray the character as slightly older. jellylorum as an older cat is based on her attitude towards the kittens. She is one of the cats who protects the kittens from Grizabella but later touches and excepts her, and reminds the kittens that "Jellicles dry between their toes." Jellylorum is also one of the few "queens" in the musical who does not swoon for Rum Tum Tugger. Jellylorum is one of the few characters in Cats to have a firmly established relationship with another character. In the second act, Jellylorum sings the female part of "Gus: the Theatre Cat" in a duet with the character of Old Gus. Jellylorum is also frequently shown as being close friends with Jennyanydots.