He wrote humorous pieces for a school magazine The Lion, which he sub-edited,[3] and was active in amateur theatricals raising money for patriotic causes during the Great War.
[4] He was successful in business, but continued to write, notably short humorous verses which were regularly published in Smith's Weekly 1922–1923.
[5][6] He wrote a sketch for the comedian Gene Gerrard, which drew the attention of Hugh J.
Ward, who had just acquired the rights to the "hit" farce Tons of Money[7] and commissioned Solomon to write the lyrics of a musical version[8] to a score by Willy Redstone.
[9] It had a successful run at Sydney's Grand Opera House 1 March – 23 May 1924 and Melbourne's Princess Theatre 10–30 November 1924 with Charles Heslop and Dot Brunton as Aubrey and Louise Allington.