Rose Leclercq created the role of Lady Bracknell in a play that was first performed on February 14, 1895, at what London theater?
Rose Leclercq Rose Leclercq (2 February 1843 – 2 April 1899) was an English actress, possibly best known for creating the role of Lady Bracknell in Oscar Wilde's "The Importance of Being Earnest" in 1895.
The Shop Girl The Shop Girl was a musical comedy in two acts (described by the author as a musical farce) written by H. J. W. Dam, with Lyrics by Dam and Adrian Ross and music by Ivan Caryll, and additional numbers by Lionel Monckton and Ross. It was first produced by George Edwardes at the Gaiety Theatre in London, opening on 24 November 1894. The piece ran for an extremely successful 546 performances, transferring to Daly's Theatre. It starred Seymour Hicks, George Grossmith, Jr., Arthur Williams, Edmund Payne, Willie Warde and Ada Reeve, who (being pregnant) was replaced in the cast by Kate Cutler and then Hicks' wife, Ellaline Terriss. Topsy Sinden danced in the piece. Direction was by James T. Tanner, with choreography by Warde. Costumes were by C. Wilhelm.