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'''Rose Leclerq''' was | '''Rose Leclerq''' was an [[alien]] from the [[planet]] [[Proscenia]] who worked as an [[Actor|actress]] on [[Earth]] in [[1895]]. She played the role of [[Lady Bracknell]] in [[Oscar Wilde]]'s [[play]] ''[[The Importance of Being Earnest]]'' at its first performance on [[14 February]] of that year. Working undercover for her people, Leclerq hypnotised the audience using a laughter ray and sent them into debilitating uncontrollable laughter after delivering her funniest line. She intended to use this sound as a signal to Proscenia to invade the Earth, but was stopped when the [[Sontaran]] warrior [[Strax]] knocked her unconscious with her own handbag prop. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Importance of Being Strax (short story)|The Importance of Being Strax]]'') | ||
==Behind the scenes== | == Behind the scenes == | ||
* The real life actress Rose Leclercq's surname was spelled "Leclercq," but in [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Importance of Being Strax (short story)|The Importance of Being Strax]]'', the character's name was misspelled as Leclerq. | * The real life actress Rose Leclercq's surname was spelled "Leclercq," but in [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Importance of Being Strax (short story)|The Importance of Being Strax]]'', the character's name was misspelled as Leclerq. | ||
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Latest revision as of 03:03, 4 September 2020
Rose Leclerq was an alien from the planet Proscenia who worked as an actress on Earth in 1895. She played the role of Lady Bracknell in Oscar Wilde's play The Importance of Being Earnest at its first performance on 14 February of that year. Working undercover for her people, Leclerq hypnotised the audience using a laughter ray and sent them into debilitating uncontrollable laughter after delivering her funniest line. She intended to use this sound as a signal to Proscenia to invade the Earth, but was stopped when the Sontaran warrior Strax knocked her unconscious with her own handbag prop. (PROSE: The Importance of Being Strax)
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- The real life actress Rose Leclercq's surname was spelled "Leclercq," but in PROSE: The Importance of Being Strax, the character's name was misspelled as Leclerq.
