Ivan Caryll
Félix Marie Henri Tilkin (12 May 1861 – 29 November 1921), better known by his pen name Ivan Caryll, was a Belgian-born composer of operettas and Edwardian musical comedies in the English language, who made his career in London and later New York. 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 he became an American citizen; his last works, including The Girl Behind the Gun (which became a London hit as Kissing Time), incorporated the new fox-trot and one-step rhythms. 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 (Liège (city in Wallonia, Belgium)), Died November 29, 1921 (New York City (most populous city in the United States) )
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1898 - 1947
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, songwriter
Notes: Real name Felix Tilkin according to Victor catalog
= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings (Results 1-25 of 134 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berliner | 1911 | 7-in. | 10/10/1898 | The boy guessed right | Artists vary | Male vocal solo | composer | |
| Berliner | 1981 | 7-in. | between June 1898 and March 1899 | The sly cigarette | S. H. Dudley | Male vocal solo | composer | |
| Berliner | 0155 | 7-in. | 5/19/1899 | The piccaninnies | Dan W. Quinn | Male vocal solo | composer | |
| Berliner | 0369 | 7-in. | 7/28/1899 | A runaway girl : Selections | Vess L. Ossman | Banjo solo | composer | |
| Berliner | 0467 | 7-in. | 9/7/1899 | The boy guessed right | S. H. Dudley | Male vocal solo | composer | |
| Berliner | 01080 | 7-in. | March 1900 | A runaway girl : Selection | Royal Italian Band | Band | composer | |
| Berliner | 01091 | 7-in. | March 1900 | The circus girl : Selection | Royal Italian Band | Band | composer | |
| Berliner | 01197 | 7-in. | April 1900 | A runaway girl : Selection | Sousa's Band | Band | composer | |
| Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]52 | 7-in. | 6/2/1900 | She never did the same thing twice | S. H. Dudley | Male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]208 | 7-in. | 9/15/1900 | The boy guessed right | S. H. Dudley | Male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]208 | 10-in. | 11/9/1901 | The boy guessed right | S. H. Dudley | Male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]209 | 7-in. | 9/15/1900 | The sly cigarette | S. H. Dudley | Male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]332 | 7-in. | 10/4/1900 | Selections from A runaway girl | Sousa's Band | Band | composer | |
| Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]332 | 10-in. | 5/8/1902 | Selections from A runaway girl | Sousa's Band | Band | composer | |
| Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]486 | 7-in. | Selections from A runaway girl | Vess L. Ossman | Banjo solo | composer | ||
| Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]1100 | 7-in. | 11/22/1901 | Selections from The messenger boy | Metropolitan Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]1100 | 10-in. | 11/22/1901 | Selections from The messenger boy | Metropolitan Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]1178 | 7-in. | 1/1/1902 | The espada march | Sousa's Band | Band | composer | |
| Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]1178 | 10-in. | 1/1/1902 | The espada march | Sousa's Band | Band | composer | |
| Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]3232 | 10-in. | 4/3/1901 | Selections from A runaway girl | Sousa's Band | Band | composer | |
| Victor | B-683 | 10-in. | 11/9/1903 | Toreador song | George Alexander | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
| Victor | C-683 | 12-in. | 11/9/1903 | Toreador song | George Alexander | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
| Victor | B-2720 | 10-in. | 9/5/1905 | Queen of the ball waltz | Sousa's Band | Band | composer | |
| Victor | C-2720 | 12-in. | 4/12/1906 | Queen of the ball waltz | Sousa's Band | Band | composer | |
| Victor | B-2726 | 10-in. | 9/6/1905 | The earl and the girl : Selections | Sousa's Band | Band | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Caryll, Ivan," accessed December 25, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103994.
Caryll, Ivan. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 25, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103994.
"Caryll, Ivan." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 25 December 2025.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
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LCNAR: Caryll, Ivan, 1861-1921 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82208574
Wikidata: Ivan Caryll - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3156080
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/44512382
MusicBrainz: Ivan Caryll - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/af019f75-a87a-456c-9d00-218760282f5e
Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/103998 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/103998
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