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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 76-100 of 128 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Columbia 39636 10-in. 11/25/1914 Love moon Miriam Clark [i.e., Grace Kerns] ; John Barnes Wells Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 46316 10-in. 1/6/1916 Goodbye, girls, I'm through Samuel Ash Male vocal solo, with vocal chorus and orchestra composer  
Columbia 77420 10-in. 10/8/1917 Wait 'till the cows come home Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 77426 10-in. 10/9/1917 A sweetheart of my own James Harrod Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 77487 10-in. 11/3/1917 Wait till the cows come home Prince's Band Band composer  
Columbia 78226 10-in. 12/24/1918 Thousands of years ago Joseph M. Knecht ; Waldorf-Astoria Dance Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Columbia 30683 12-in. 3/7/1911 Marriage a la carte Prince's Orchestra Orchestra composer  
Columbia 30777 12-in. ca. Jan.-Aug. 1911 My beautiful lady Grace Kerns Female vocal solo and mixed vocal chorus, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 30778 12-in. ca. Jan.-Aug. 1911 The pink lady : Selections Prince's Orchestra Orchestra composer  
Columbia 36479 12-in. 10/24/1912 Venus waltz Craig Campbell ; Grace Kerns Female-male vocal duet and mixed vocal quartet, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 36502 12-in. 12/9/1912 Oh! Oh! Delphine : Vocal gems Columbia Light Opera Company Mixed vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 36830 12-in. ca. 1913 The little cafe : Waltzes Prince's Orchestra Orchestra composer  
Columbia 36831 12-in. ca. 1913 Just because it's you Grace Kerns Female vocal solo and vocal chorus, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 37103 12-in. 12/17/1914 Chin chin : Waltz Prince's Band ; G. Hepburn Wilson Band composer  
Columbia 37104 12-in. 12/17/1914 Good bye girls, I'm through Prince's Band ; G. Hepburn Wilson Band composer  
Columbia 37110 12-in. approximately 1914 Chin chin : Vocal gems Columbia Light Opera Company Mixed vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 49525 12-in. 10/11/1918 The girl behind the gun Yerkes Jazarimba Orchestra Instrumental ensemble composer  
Columbia 49953 12-in. 3/24/1921 Where the lazy Mississippi flows The Metropolitan Dance Players Jazz/dance band composer  
Columbia 6325 12-in. approximately 1913 Gentleman of France Dalton Baker Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 25743 10-in. approximately 1905 The earl and the girl : Selection, part 3 London Military Band Band composer  
Columbia 74041 12-in. approximately April 1920 The shop girl, selection, part 1 Gaiety Theatre Orchestra ; Arthur Wood Orchestra composer  
Columbia 74042 12-in. approximately April 1920 The shop girl, selection, part 2 Gaiety Theatre Orchestra ; Arthur Wood Orchestra composer  
Columbia 74044 12-in. approximately 4/14/1920 Over the hills Gaiety Theatre Orchestra ; Nancie Lovat ; Arthur Wood Female vocal solo, with orchestra and chorus composer  
Columbia 74048 12-in. approximately 4/14/1920 Japanese duet Gaiety Theatre Orchestra ; Roy Royston ; Mamie Watson ; Arthur Wood Vocal duet, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 76476 12-in. approximately 1919 Kissing time, selection, part 1 Willie Redstone ; Winter Garden Theatre Orchestra Orchestra composer  
(Results 76-100 of 128 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Caryll, Ivan," accessed November 24, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103994.

Caryll, Ivan. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103994.

"Caryll, Ivan." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 November 2024.

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