The British duo of William S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan, the incomparable composers who together produced a veritable catalogue of operettas in Victorian England, were two early victims of the backlash against Western culture. Gilbert & Sullivan suffered from the sin of not just being dead, white, Englishmen, but, even worse, from being perceived as purveyors to the London upper class. Perhaps this is best exemplified in the film,
Amusing comparison of the "way to success"... It is certainly apparent in today's world.
The article also made me go retrieve my Gilbert and Sullivan Operetta CD.