a fan of theater and actors her collection of autographed photographs and other memorabilia is at the university of kentucky. she was the dramatic editor for "vanity fair". metcalf was a translator from french into english, among her works: alexandre dumas' "camille" and anatole france's "our lady's juggler". she was a friend of colette and translated "la dame aux camélias" in 1931 for eva le gallienne and her civic repertory theater.