 Many of Talbot's shows in the first decade of the new century were successes that had international tours, including "Kitty Grey" (1901, to which he contributed songs including "Mademoiselle Pirouette"), "The Girl from Kays" (1902, contributing some songs), "Three Little Maids" (1903, contributing the concerted music and some lyrics), "The Blue Moon" (1904), "The White Chrysanthemum" (1905), "The Girl Behind the Counter" (1906), and "The Belle of Brittany" (1908).In addition, he contributed a few songs to other musicals and composed a few unsuccessful musicals.In 1909, Talbot teamed up with Lionel Monckton to produce "The Arcadians", which went on to become one of the most successful Edwardian musical comedies and has been described as the masterpiece of the genre.