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Ivan Caryll

Félix Marie Henri Tilkin (12 May 1861 – 29 November 1921), better known by his pen name Ivan Caryll, was a Belgian composer of operettas and Edwardian musical comedies in the English language. He composed (or contributed to) some forty musical comedies and operettas.

Caryll's career encompassed three eras of the musical theatre, and unlike some of his contemporaries, he adapted readily to each new development. After composing a few musical burlesques, his first great successes were made in light musical comedies, epitomised by the George Edwardes productions at London's Gaiety Theatre, such as The Shop Girl, The Circus Girl, The Gay Parisienne, and A Runaway Girl. He continued to write musical comedies throughout the next decade, including such hits as The Messenger Boy, The Toreador, The Girl From Kays, The Earl and the Girl, The Orchid, The Spring Chicken, The Girls of Gottenberg and Our Miss Gibbs. He also wrote some operetta scores, such as The Duchess of Dantzic. After this, he moved to New York City, where his post-war works, incorporating new fox-trot and one-step rhythms, included The Girl Behind the Gun (later a London hit as Kissing Time). At the peak of his career, he had the unparalleled distinction of having five musicals running at the same time in the West End.

Birth and Death Data: Born May 12, 1861 (Liège), Died November 29, 1921 (New York City)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1898 - 1947

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, songwriter

Notes: Real name Felix Tilkin according to Victor catalog

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 126-128 of 128 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Edison 6433 10-in. 10/29/1918 The girl behind the gun Jaudas' Society Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Edison 7597 10-in. 10/22/1920 Wonderful girl, wonderful boy Reese Jones ; Helen Bell Rush Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra composer  
Edison 7859 10-in. 3/22/1921 Goodbye, girls, I'm through Joseph A. Phillips Baritone vocal solo and female vocal ensemble, with orchestra composer  
(Results 126-128 of 128 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Caryll, Ivan," accessed April 30, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103994.

Caryll, Ivan. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 30, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103994.

"Caryll, Ivan." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 30 April 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103994

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