diff --git a/stepmania/Themes/default/metrics.ini b/stepmania/Themes/default/metrics.ini
index 29da95e1db..f6a86b4b60 100644
--- a/stepmania/Themes/default/metrics.ini
+++ b/stepmania/Themes/default/metrics.ini
@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ StartX=0
 StartY=0
 SpacingX=150
 CropWidth=146
-InitCommand=horizalign,left;vertalign,top;shadowlength,2;zoom,0.5;
+TitleInitCommand=horizalign,left;vertalign,top;shadowlength,2;zoom,0.5;
 
 [ScreenInstructions]
 Class=ScreenInstructions
@@ -2640,7 +2640,7 @@ RightEdge=SCREEN_RIGHT
 BottomEdge=SCREEN_BOTTOM
 BlinkDangerAll=1
 DangerAllIsOpaque=1
-BrightnessFadeCommand=
+BrightnessOverlayFadeCommand=
 ClampOutputPercent=0
 
 [Judgment]
diff --git a/stepmania/src/Background.cpp b/stepmania/src/Background.cpp
index 69d641a4f7..7e98e4d65c 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/Background.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/Background.cpp
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ static ThemeMetric<float> BOTTOM_EDGE					("Background","BottomEdge");
 #define RECT_BACKGROUND RectF					(LEFT_EDGE,TOP_EDGE,RIGHT_EDGE,BOTTOM_EDGE)
 static ThemeMetric<bool> BLINK_DANGER_ALL				("Background","BlinkDangerAll");
 static ThemeMetric<bool> DANGER_ALL_IS_OPAQUE			("Background","DangerAllIsOpaque");
-static ThemeMetric<apActorCommands> BRIGHTNESS_FADE_COMMAND	("Background","BrightnessFadeCommand");
 static ThemeMetric<float> CLAMP_OUTPUT_PERCENT			("Background","ClampOutputPercent");
 
 // Width of the region separating the left and right brightness areas:
@@ -970,8 +969,16 @@ BrightnessOverlay::BrightnessOverlay()
 	m_quadBGBrightnessFade.StretchTo( RectF(LEFT_EDGE+fQuadWidth,TOP_EDGE,RIGHT_EDGE-fQuadWidth,BOTTOM_EDGE) );
 	m_quadBGBrightness[1].StretchTo( RectF(RIGHT_EDGE-fQuadWidth,TOP_EDGE,RIGHT_EDGE,BOTTOM_EDGE) );
 
+	m_quadBGBrightness[0].SetName( "BrightnessOverlay" );
+	ActorUtil::LoadAllCommands( m_quadBGBrightness[0], "Background" );
 	this->AddChild( &m_quadBGBrightness[0] );
+
+	m_quadBGBrightness[1].SetName( "BrightnessOverlay" );
+	ActorUtil::LoadAllCommands( m_quadBGBrightness[1], "Background" );
 	this->AddChild( &m_quadBGBrightness[1] );
+
+	m_quadBGBrightnessFade.SetName( "BrightnessOverlay" );
+	ActorUtil::LoadAllCommands( m_quadBGBrightnessFade, "Background" );
 	this->AddChild( &m_quadBGBrightnessFade );
 
 	SetActualBrightness();
@@ -1025,7 +1032,7 @@ void BrightnessOverlay::Set( float fBrightness )
 
 void BrightnessOverlay::FadeToActualBrightness()
 {
-	this->RunCommandsOnChildren( BRIGHTNESS_FADE_COMMAND );
+	this->PlayCommand( "Fade" );
 	SetActualBrightness();
 }
 
diff --git a/stepmania/src/MusicList.cpp b/stepmania/src/MusicList.cpp
index 65443524cb..526f966a3a 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/MusicList.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/MusicList.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include "ThemeMetric.h"
 #include "RageUtil.h"
 #include "song.h"
+#include "ActorUtil.h"
 
 /* If this actor is used anywhere other than SelectGroup, we
  * can add a setting that changes which metric group we pull
@@ -14,7 +15,6 @@ static const ThemeMetric<float>			START_X			("MusicList","StartX");
 static const ThemeMetric<float>			START_Y			("MusicList","StartY");
 static const ThemeMetric<float>			SPACING_X		("MusicList","SpacingX");
 static const ThemeMetric<float>			CROP_WIDTH		("MusicList","CropWidth");
-static const ThemeMetric<apActorCommands> INIT_COMMAND	("MusicList","InitCommand");
 
 MusicList::MusicList()
 {
@@ -25,9 +25,11 @@ void MusicList::Load()
 {
 	for( int i=0; i<NUM_COLUMNS; i++ )
 	{
+		m_textTitles[i].SetName( "Title" );
+		ActorUtil::LoadAllCommands( m_textTitles[i], "MusicList" );
 		m_textTitles[i].LoadFromFont( THEME->GetPathF("MusicList","titles") );
 		m_textTitles[i].SetXY( START_X + i*SPACING_X, START_Y );
-		m_textTitles[i].RunCommands( INIT_COMMAND );
+		m_textTitles[i].PlayCommand( "Init" );
 		this->AddChild( &m_textTitles[i] );
 	}
 }
diff --git a/stepmania/src/RoomWheel.cpp b/stepmania/src/RoomWheel.cpp
index af0d57a521..083c0da30f 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/RoomWheel.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/RoomWheel.cpp
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ AutoScreenMessage( SM_RoomInfoDeploy )
 ThemeMetric<float>				DESC_X;
 ThemeMetric<float>				DESC_Y;
 ThemeMetric<float>				DESC_WIDTH;
-ThemeMetric<apActorCommands>	DESC_ON_COMMAND;
 
 RoomWheel::~RoomWheel()
 {
@@ -59,18 +58,19 @@ void RoomWheelItem::Load( RString sType )
 	DESC_X				.Load(sType,"DescX");
 	DESC_Y				.Load(sType,"DescY");
 	DESC_WIDTH			.Load(sType,"DescWidth");
-	DESC_ON_COMMAND		.Load(sType,"DescOnCommand");
 	TEXT_WIDTH			.Load(sType,"TextWidth");
 
 	m_text.SetHorizAlignString("left");
 	m_text.SetMaxWidth(TEXT_WIDTH);
 
+	m_Desc.SetName( "Desc" );
+	ActorUtil::LoadAllCommands( m_Desc, "RoomWheelItem" );
 	m_Desc.LoadFromFont( THEME->GetPathF("RoomWheel","text") );
 	m_Desc.SetHorizAlignString("left");
 	m_Desc.SetShadowLength( 0 );
 	m_Desc.SetMaxWidth( DESC_WIDTH );
 	m_Desc.SetXY( DESC_X, DESC_Y);
-	m_Desc.RunCommands( DESC_ON_COMMAND );
+	m_Desc.PlayCommand( "On" );
 	this->AddChild( &m_Desc );
 }