The Wall Street Journal described it as "No set, no props, just four actors in evening dress seated on stools placed behind music stands, reading Shaw's words out loud." Brooks Atkinson in the New York Times called it "a mighty and moving occasion, not only a performance but an intellectual crusade."
This theatrical production was characterized by The Wall Street Journal as a stripped-down, word-based presentation featuring four actors dressed in evening attire seated on stools behind music stands, reciting Shaw's words. Brooks Atkinson in the New York Times portrayed it as a deeply moving and intellectually charged experience.