 After writing the lyrics for his first production for London's West End, "The Silver Slipper", Taylor became a popular lyricist.He supplied lyrics for Seymour Hicks's "Bluebell in Fairyland" (1901), which became the most successful children's entertainment of the era and was revived annually for the next four decades.During the next few years, he contributed lyrics to Sidney Jones's comedy opera "My Lady Molly" (1902), George Edwardes's production of "The Girl from Kays", "The Medal and the Maid" (1903), and Leslie Stuart's "The School Girl" (1903).