In 1949, a national readers theater tour by the First Drama Quartet—Charles Laughton, Agnes Moorehead, Charles Boyer, and Cedric Hardwicke—appeared in 35 states, putting on 500 performances. Their presentation of "Don Juan in Hell" was seen by more than a half-million people. Columbia Masterworks recorded a performance, which was later re-released in .mp3 format by Saland Publishing. 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."