Macavity

Macavity
Bryn Walters as Macavity in the 1998 film version of Cats.
First appearance
Created byT. S. Eliot
Adapted byAndrew Lloyd Webber
Portrayed byJohn Thornton, Ken Ard, Bryn Walters, Idris Elba
In-universe information
Full nameMacavity the Mystery Cat
AliasHidden Paw
NicknameNapoleon of Crime
SpeciesCat
OccupationCriminal
Con artist
OriginEngland

Macavity the Mystery Cat, also called the Hidden Paw, is a fictional character and the main antagonist of T. S. Eliot's 1939 poetry book Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats. He also appears in the Andrew Lloyd Webber 1981 musical Cats, which is based on Eliot's book. Macavity is a cunning criminal and con artist; he possesses mystical powers and is the antagonist of the musical.

  1. ^ Hart, Henry (2012). "T. S. Eliot's Autobiographical Cats". The Sewanee Review. 120 (3): 379–381. ISSN 0037-3052.