What fresh hell is this? They have surrounded the lobby of the Algonquin Hotel with an invisible electric fence. The hotel hopes it will keep New York City's health department happy by keeping its diva-like resident cat from staying where food and drinks are served.
The cat,Matilda,a five-or-so-year-old Ragdoll,had no comment.She cut shot an interview,diving under the hotel's front desk after only one question and leaving a reporter with more:Was she more acerbic than Dorothy Parker? Wittier than Noel Coward?