Abstract

Annie M. G. Schmidt (1911–1995) and Harry Bannink (1929–1999) are regarded as the founders of the original Dutch musical, having started their tradition with the 1965 production Heerlijk Duurt Het Langst (Lovely Lasts The Longest; official English title: Pleasure Pays Off). With its simple story about a bored married couple with the husband cheating on his wife with his secretary, Heerlijk became a hit. The musical reveals an important expression of uncommonly liberal and progressive values in its treatment of topics such as emancipation, feminism, adultery and sexuality. This essay shows how Heerlijk illustrates the changing dynamics of the position of women and their relationship to sex in the light of the dawning sexual revolution, revealing the gaps between the characters of Marian, the contemporary housewife, Emma, the sexually liberated mistress, and Ido, the cheating patriarch. By placing Heerlijk’s plot and characters into its socio-political historical context, this essay offers an insight into the progressive sensibility of the Netherlands during the early 1960s, as the country prepared for the second feminist wave to arrive.

摘要

Annie M. Schmidt（1911–1995）和Harry Bannink（1929–1999）被认为是荷兰原始音乐剧的创始人，他们的传统始于1965年的作品Heerlijk Duurt Het Langst（《Lovely Lasts The Longest》；官方英文名称：Pleasure）还清）。简单的故事讲述了一对无聊的已婚夫妇，丈夫与秘书一起欺骗妻子，Heerlijk广受欢迎。音乐剧在处理诸如解放，女权主义，通奸和性等主题时，揭示了不同寻常的自由和进步价值观的重要表达。这篇文章展示了Heerlijk插图说明了随着黎明的性革命而改变了女性地位及其与性关系的动态，揭示了玛丽安，当代家庭主妇，爱玛（性自由女主人）和伊多（作弊的族长）之间的差距。通过将Heerlijk的情节和人物置于其社会政治历史背景中，本文为1960年代初荷兰为第二次女权主义浪潮做准备做准备提供了深刻的见解。