Hit the Deck (musical)

[citation needed] The title refers to a nautical slang term that means to prepare for action (general) or to drop to a prone position on the ground (as a defensive response to hostile fire).

The musical is set in China and Newport, Rhode Island, and on a ship traveling between the two locations.

The original production was staged at the Belasco Theatre on Broadway, opening on April 25, 1927, and running for 352 performances.

[2] The first London production opened at the Hippodrome on July 3, 1927 and ran for 277 performances.

[3][4] In The Manchester Guardian, Ivor Brown praised Holloway for a singing style "which coaxes the ear rather than clubbing the head.