The Maid of the Oaks

The Maid of the Oaks is a comedy play by the British playwright and soldier John Burgoyne. It was first staged by David Garrick at Drury Lane Theatre on 5 November 1774.^[1] The set designs were by the artist Philip James de Loutherbourg. It was Burgoyne's first work, and he went on to write three further plays following his service in the American War of Independence. The title is a specific reference to Burgoyne's house near Epsom which was called The Oaks, now demolished. The gardens and some of the remaining outbuildings form part of Oaks Park (London).

References

1. Russell p.143

Bibliography

• Nicoll, Allardyce. A History of English Drama 1660-1900. Volume III: Late Eighteenth Century Drama. Cambridge University Press, 1952.
• Russell, Gillian. Women, Sociability and Theatre in Georgian London. Cambridge University Press, 2007.
• Thomson, Peter. The Cambridge Introduction to English Theatre, 1660-1900. Cambridge University Press, 2006.