Rumpelteazer
'Was it Mungojerrie? or Rumpelteazer? or could you have sworn that it might 'ave been both!' Rumpelteazer (also spelled Rumpleteazer and Rumpelteaser) is a tabby queen. She's orange, red, white, yellow, and black. She's Mungojerrie's female counterpart, and people are divided over whether they're siblings or mates. I personally believe them to be mates...or maybe both. She's a notorious cat; she's a cat burglar, with a huge passion for pearls. During and after her & Mungo's song, she wears a pearl neckalace. Rumpelteazer was originally supposed to be a tom; one line in the poem that was left out of the musical is 'They were plausible fellows, and liked to engage a friendly policeman in conversation.' Now, however, she's a queen. Actress' who've played her: Jo Gibbs (video), Tesha Buss (Broadway), Marilyn Wulff (London) |
