The New York herald., 1921-11-30
Ipan Caryll, Noted
Musical Comedy
Composer, Dead
Succumbs After Brief Illness
While Preparing Latest
Work for the Stage.

Ivan Caryli. ore of the most prossflo
and successful composers OF musical
comedy and comic opera. as we'll as q
conductor of note, died yesterday after
noon at 80 p. NJ. at the Hotel Am
bassador. Ten days ago the composer.
who had not been in the best OF health
for some time. contracted cold. Last
week. while engaged in a rehearsal OF
his latest musical comedy. Little Miss
RATES." for the Shuberts, he was over
come by a hemorrhage.
A blood TRANSMISSION was made. but on
Sunday night he suffered a relapse. On
Monday the physicians held out little
hope for him. His wife, who was Miss
Maud 1iill of London. and his daughter,
Miss Primrose Caryll. were with him at
tile end. He 10 also survived by his
eldest son. Felix Caryll. at present with
the English army IN Singapore. No fu-
neral arrangements have yet been ar-
nounccd.
Carylrs music combined freshness and
lightness. with careful workmanship, a
knowledge of his medium that is un-
common among musical comedy COM
posers to-day, and that enabled him
to turn out musical hits Of enduring
merit This was due largely 10 his thor
ough carly training. Though he was
generally looked upon as being English,
as much of his success was obtained IN
English, he was actually Belgian, hav-
ing been born in Belgium flfty-eight
years ago. Ten years ago to day he
stated that he had taken out his first
papers here and intended to become an
American citizen.
He attended the Liege Conservatory
OF Music, where he was fellow pupil
with Eugen Ysaye. famous violinist
While there he won the Saint-Saens
rrize for the piano. Later he attended
the Paris Conservatoire and studied
under Saint-Saens himself.
His first operatic composition TO be
produced was Lilly of Leoville," pre-
sented at the Columbia Theatre. Lon
don. He became q conductor, and con-
Quoted Dorothy" for Ii. J. Leslie in
London at tho Gaiety Theatre. with
Miss Marie Tempest and Ben Davis in
the cast Next he conducted at the
Lyric for Horace Sedger, producing
there also Audran's opera, ia Cigale."
for which he wrote half the music.
Another of his productions of this
period was his great success, Little
Christopher Columbus" which was per-
formed with Miss May Yohe in the COM
pany. Next he was associated with
George Icdwardes. the father OF musi-
cal comedy. Under the Edwames ban
ner Caryll collaborated with Lionel
Monckton In writing the scores for The
Runaway Girl" THE Shop Girl" The
Toreador' and Our Miss Gibbs" for
all OF which he personally conducted.
One OF his notable London productions
was The Duchess OF Dantzig." founded
ON the celebrated play. Madame Sans
Gene" This and other works were done
here. Including The Little Cherub"
THE Circus Girl" and "The Girl from
kay's." His most recent successes in
America comprised "The Pink Lady"
which was presented here before being
done In London and ran over ten months
at the New Amsterdam Theatre; "Oh,
Oh. Delphine," also put on for Klaw
& Erlanger; chin Chin" Jack o.
Lantern" and Tip Top" the three latter
being written for Charles Dillingham;
as vehicles for Fred Stone.