William Creswick (27 December 1813 â€" 17 June 1888) was an English
actor. A popular tragedian on the London stage, he appeared with many
leading actors of his day, including William Charles Macready, Edwin
Booth and Fanny Kemble and was well known for his Shakespearean and
melodrama roles in Britain, the U.S. and Australia.Creswick was born
near Covent Garden, London. He was intended for a mercantile career,
but the death of his father when Creswick was 17 left him free to
follow his theatrical vocation.Under the name of "Master Collins"
Creswick appeared in 1831 at a theatre in the East End, playing an
Italian boy in a drama on the subject of "burking" (murder with the
motive of selling the victim's body to anatomists). He appeared with
travelling companies in Suffolk and Kent and then played leading roles
in the north of England. There, in 1834, he met Elizabeth Page
(1809â€"1876), whose stage name was Miss Paget, whom subsequently he
married. His next appearance in London was at the Queen's Theatre,
Tottenham Street on 16 February 1835, as Horace Meredith in Douglas
William Jerrold's comedy, Schoolfellows. Returning to touring in York,
he played the leading part in Ion, continuing to tour in the
provinces. In April 1839, he appeared at the Lyceum Theatre, London,
first in Silver Crescent. In 1839 Creswick and his wife travelled to
the U.S., staying for nearly four years, where Creswick greatly
increased his reputation. They began with engagements in New York and
then joined the company of the Tremont Theatre in Boston for the
season of 1840-41, afterwards touring throughout North America. Upon
their return to England, Creswick resumed touring in the North. William Creswick Biography, NetWorth, Height, Age, Weight, Family, Married, Son, Daughter