Journalism aimed at the largest possible audience, including the working class, had proven a success and made its profits through advertising. Alfred Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Northcliffe (1865–1922), "More than anyone... shaped the modern press. Developments he introduced or harnessed remain central: broad contents, exploitation of advertising revenue to subsidize prices, aggressive marketing, subordinate regional markets, independence from party control. His "Daily Mail" held the world record for daily circulation until his death. Prime Minister Lord Salisbury quipped it was "written by office boys for office boys". The first newspaper of India was published on January 29, 1780 known as ‘Hicky’s Gazette’
The Boys in the Band (play) called his wife. The audience never learns what Alan intended to discuss with Michael in the end. "The Boys in the Band" was written entirely by American playwright Mart Crowley. In 1957 Crowley had started working for a number of television production companies, before meeting Natalie Wood on the set of her film "Splendor in the Grass" while working as a production assistant. Wood hired him as her assistant, primarily to give him ample free time to work on his gay-themed play "The Boys in the Band". Wood, Crowley's close friend, inspired him to move from New York to Hollywood.