The entertainment world saluted the State of Israel on its tenth anniversary tonight at a supper-reception following the gala premiere of “The Firstborn,” by Christopher Fry, starring Katharine Cornell and Anthony Quayle, at the Coronet Theatre. Arthur B. Krim, chairman of the gala premiere, and Samuel Rubin, president of the America-Israel Cultural Foundation which sponsored the gala premiere, were hosts at the reception held at the Carnegie Endowment Center. Simcha Pratt, Consul General of Israel, was among the guests.
The proceeds of the gala premiere will be used to bring the entire production of “The Firstborn” to Israel this summer as part of the cultural exchange program of the Foundation, to participate in tenth anniversary celebrations there. Habima, which is among the 40 cultural institutions supported by the Foundation, has extended the invitation to Miss Cornell and the company.
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