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She is ninth to reign in this venerable home of allies and relatives which includes among others, a veritable round table of wits, actors, critics and poets. Who is she?
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#106813. Asked by edmund80. (Jul 03 09 11:15 PM)
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Matilda, the house cat of New York's Algonquin Hotel.
"The hotel has a tradition of keeping a cat that has the run of the hotel. The practice dates to the 1930s, when Frank Case took in a stray. Hotel lore says actor John Barrymore suggested the cat needed a theatrical name, so he was called Hamlet. Decades later, whenever the hotel has a male he carries on the name; females are named Matilda. The current Algonquin cat, a Matilda, is a Ragdoll who was named 2006 cat of the year at the Westchester (New York) Cat Show. Visitors can spot Matilda on her personal chaise longue in the lobby; she can also be found in her favorite places: behind the computer on the front desk, or lounging on a baggage cart. The doormen feed her and the general manager's executive assistant answers Matilda's e-mail."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algonquin_Hotel
http://www.algonquinhotel.com/algonquin-cat
http://www.algonquinhotel.com/round-table
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