Don't know if it was a fluke, but my last game I used the convict gunslinger, to paralyze models, making it easier to use the poison 4 ability of the performers.
Not very many models will last more then two activations with that many poison counters on them. and as long as you are willing to sac a dove or two you can almost guarantee getting off two paralyze/poisons a turn.
Can't really give any suggestions against Taelor, Colette got rid of her and Bishop permanently at the beginning of turn 2.