"[2] Shortly afterward, Producer Charles Dillingham added Taylor to the Chicago run of the musical comedy Sonny.

[4] Apart from her roles in staged musicals, Taylor also danced for entertainment in various nightclubs, including Texas Guinan's notorious speakeasies.

She was a member of Guinan's traveling Whoopee Girls revue when French authorities banned the troupe from entering the country.

Nevertheless, Taylor and another dancer slipped away to enjoy a forbidden night in Paris, a caper that received worldwide press attention.

The rumors persisted for years until the moment in 1931 when Tommy Guinan presented Taylor with "a $15,000 diamond bracelet" as an engagement gift, only to see her marry William Newton Duryea, a nightclub owner, three months later.

The marriage lasted ten days before Taylor demanded a divorce, telling reporters, “Being married made it much harder for me to get a job.

"[10] In 1935, Taylor was again headline news for months regarding her alleged romance with surgeon Franklyn Thorpe, who was recently divorced from Mary Astor.

"[13] In any event, soon after her court appearance, she found refuge at the home of former beau Tommy Manville, who was then married to his fourth wife, Marcelle Edwards, a showgirl with The Earl Carroll Vanities.