. Philadelphia and popular Philadelphians . a dramatic critic his tastehas been formed by a familiaracquaintance with the bestrange of standard drama and by noting appreciatively the bestactors of the last thirty years. His leisure time has been employedin collecting a dramatic library which is one of the most notable inthis country. No expense has been spared in securing the rarestplays, and the finest editions of the standard dramas are to be foundupon his shelves. Besides the collection of rare and splendid dra-matic works he has been industrious in antiquarian researches intin
. Philadelphia and popular Philadelphians . a dramatic critic his tastehas been formed by a familiaracquaintance with the bestrange of standard drama and by noting appreciatively the bestactors of the last thirty years. His leisure time has been employedin collecting a dramatic library which is one of the most notable inthis country. No expense has been spared in securing the rarestplays, and the finest editions of the standard dramas are to be foundupon his shelves. Besides the collection of rare and splendid dra-matic works he has been industrious in antiquarian researches intins direction ami it is probable that at the present time no otherdramatic library in the Luited States contains as complete a recordof the history of theatrical establishments and the engagementsand personal histories of individual performers. His library, asmay be expected, has been the principal resort ot dramatic his-torians throughout the laud, and every one of them would no doubtbear witness to Mr. Manns courtesy and useful JAMES PENN McCAIN Clerk of Court of Common Pleas, No. 3, City of Philadelphia,was born in this city in 1844. Son of John McCain, a well-knownmanufacturer, who died in 1S61. Mr. McCain received his educa-tion in the public schools of the city, graduating at the High School,after which he taught for awhile at the House of Refuge. He SAMUEL LIGH1FOOT SMEDLEY Chief Engineer and ex-officio a Park Commissioner of the Cityof Philadelphia, was born at Edgmont, Delaware County, Pa.,December 29, 1S32. He is descended in the seventh generationfrom George Smedley, a native of Derbyshire, England, who emi-grated to America in 16S2 with other followers of Wm. Perm, andsettled at Middletown, Pa., buying land there lying just west ofthe present town of Media, which is still owned, occupied andcultivated by his descendants. The father of the subject of thissketch, Samuel L. Smedlej, Sr., was born and reared on this his own natural tal-ents he ac
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