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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 (Results 101-125 of 128 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Columbia 76477 12-in. approximately 1919 Kissing time, selection, part 2 Willie Redstone ; Winter Garden Theatre Orchestra Orchestra composer  
Columbia 76478 12-in. either May or June 1919 The happy family Yvonne Arnaud ; George Grossmith Jr. ; Leslie Henson Vocal trio, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 76479 12-in. either May or June 1919 Desertion George Grossmith Jr. Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 76480 12-in. either May or June 1919 I like it Yvonne Arnaud ; George Grossmith Jr. ; Leslie Henson Vocal trio, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 76481 12-in. either May or June 1919 Some day Phyllis Dare Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 76482 12-in. either May or June 1919 Thousands of years ago Phyllis Dare Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 76483 12-in. either May or June 1919 Joan and Peter Phyllis Dare ; George Grossmith Jr. Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 76484 12-in. either May or June 1919 There's a light in your eye Phyllis Dare ; George Grossmith Jr. Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 76485 12-in. either May or June 1919 A little touch of spring Leslie Henson ; Tom Walls Male vocal duet, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 76486 12-in. either May or June 1919 Don't fall in love with me Phyllis Dare ; Leslie Henson Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 76487 12-in. approximately July 1919 Chiquita Yvonne Arnaud ; Willie Redstone ; Winter Garden Theatre Orchestra Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 76489 12-in. either May or June 1919 Motoring Leslie Henson Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 76490 12-in. either May or June 1919 Women haven't any mercy on a man Leslie Henson Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Edison 2809 10-in. Feb. 1914 Just because it's you Elizabeth Spencer Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Edison 2941 10-in. between 4/7/1914 and 4/9/1914 Can we forget Harvey Hindermyer ; Elizabeth Spencer Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with orchestra composer  
Edison 3353 10-in. Oct. 1914 Love moon Elizabeth Spencer ; Walter Van Brunt Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with orchestra composer  
Edison 3357 10-in. Oct. 1914 Violet Mary Carson Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Edison 3363 10-in. Oct. 1914 The grey dove Mary Carson Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Edison 3440 10-in. November 1914 Goodbye, girls, I'm through Owen J. McCormack Baritone vocal solo and female vocal ensemble, with orchestra composer  
Edison 3473 10-in. Dec. 1914 Dolores Grace Hoffman Soprano vocal solo and vocal ensemble, with orchestra composer  
Edison 3504 10-in. 1/8/1915 Who cares? Helen Clark ; Joseph A. Phillips Vocal duet (contralto and baritone), with orchestra composer  
Edison 3724 10-in. 4/22/1915 My beautiful lady Elizabeth Spencer Female vocal solo and mixed vocal trio, with orchestra composer  
Edison 5860 10-in. 10/29/1917 Knit, knit, knit Helen Clark ; Marion Evelyn Cox ; Gladys Rice Female vocal trio, with orchestra composer  
Edison 5870 10-in. 11/7/1917 Jack O'Lantern Jaudas' Society Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Edison 6417 10-in. between 10/10/1918 and 10/23/1918 Some day waiting will end Leola Lucey Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
(Results 101-125 of 128 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Caryll, Ivan," accessed April 26, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103994.

Caryll, Ivan. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103994.

"Caryll, Ivan." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 26 April 2024.

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