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Died. Constance Garnett, 84, pioneer and most prolific English translator of Russian literature, widow of Essayist Edward Garnett, mother of Novelist David Garnett; in Edenbridge, England. Despite failing eyesight (she had to have the Russian texts read aloud), shy, scholarly Mrs. Garnett labored for 50 years over the prodigious task of translating the works of Turgenev, Dostoevsky and Chekhov, the best of Tolstoy, much of Gogol. Her translations are regarded as among the best in their field, were largely responsible for the role Russian literature played in the transition from Victorian letters to 20th Century realism...
...Chinese ladies, being novices, just watched. (A Chinese husband had pleaded with Madame Garnett: "Please make of my wife a modern woman.") The show's finale was dedicated to them: handsome Chinese evening gowns, styled to Madame's theory that the tight neckline must be maintained, but some lacy nakedness can be permitted just beneath the neck...
...Madame Garnett, a sinewy, vivacious Russian approaching a prosperous middle age, displayed some items herself. Sophisticated guests applauded everything, jotted down style names ("Fifth Avenue," "Solitude"), descriptions ("cyclamen," "red and royal blue"). The piece de résistance was a black evening gown called "Tuileries" (price...
...Madame Garnett's gangling young son, who had been playing in some uncut shrubbery during the show, joined his parents inside after it was over. Her husband, an Italian businessman, poured Mumm's champagne in honor of the occasion. The guests filed out happy and admiring. Gushed a fluttery, middle-aged American guest: "It is very difficult to get materials, you know. To do a show under these conditions deserves-" Stifled by emotion, she applauded lightly with gloved hands...
...picture is directed by Tay Garnett, one of Hollywood's surest and most honest handlers of melodrama (Bataan, The Cross of Lorraine). Its chief players, Garfield and Turner, are box-office naturals. The forlornly prosperous roadside menage is an excellent set and there is, throughout, an unusual feeling for mannerism, place and atmosphere. The supporting work of Hume Cronyn and Leon Ames as lawyers is so good it. knocks a hole right through the picture...