Ivan Caryll

Félix John Tilkins was born May 12, 1861 in Liege, Belgium.  After studying at Liege Conservatory, Caryll moved to London in 1882. He then composed extensively for musical comedies, many at George Edwardes ' Gaiety Theatre where he was musical director. There, he associated often with Lionel Monckton, each usually composing separately. An early success was The Shop Girl that opened at the Gaiety in1894. From then on Caryll was in great demand. 

From 1896 and The Girl From Paris, shows with music by Caryll were frequently staged in New York and in time he took up residence there. Among the Broadway shows, some of which had premiered in London, were The Earl And The Girl (1905) which contained Jerome Kern’s first hit interpolation, The Pink Lady (1911), Oh! Oh! Delphine (1912), Chin Chin (1914) starring Montgomery and Stone, and Jack O’Lantern (1917), Caryll died November 29, 1921 in New York City.