 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.The musicals that followed this, such as "The Mousmé" in 1911, "The Pearl Girl" in 1913, "My Lady Frayle" in 1915, "Mr Manhattan" in 1916, and other short works for music halls, were only modest successes, however, and musical styles began to change.