diff --git a/stepmania/Themes/default/BGAnimations/ScreenEvaluationStage overlay/default.lua b/stepmania/Themes/default/BGAnimations/ScreenEvaluationStage overlay/default.lua
index 3fd60ad2fd..8f6c2c5031 100644
--- a/stepmania/Themes/default/BGAnimations/ScreenEvaluationStage overlay/default.lua	
+++ b/stepmania/Themes/default/BGAnimations/ScreenEvaluationStage overlay/default.lua	
@@ -6,12 +6,10 @@ p1y = p1y + 75 -- It starts 75 pixels down from the top of the Bonus frame.
 p2y = p2y + 75
 
 return Def.ActorFrame {
-	children = {
-		LoadActor("life graph", PLAYER_1) .. {
-			InitCommand = cmd(x,p1x;y,p1y),
-		},
-		LoadActor("life graph", PLAYER_2) .. {
-			InitCommand = cmd(x,p2x;y,p2y),
-		},
-	}
+	LoadActor("life graph", PLAYER_1) .. {
+		InitCommand = cmd(x,p1x;y,p1y);
+	};
+	LoadActor("life graph", PLAYER_2) .. {
+		InitCommand = cmd(x,p2x;y,p2y);
+	};
 }
diff --git a/stepmania/Themes/default/BGAnimations/ScreenEvaluationStage overlay/life graph.lua b/stepmania/Themes/default/BGAnimations/ScreenEvaluationStage overlay/life graph.lua
index c32e3e523a..e6280c68ed 100644
--- a/stepmania/Themes/default/BGAnimations/ScreenEvaluationStage overlay/life graph.lua	
+++ b/stepmania/Themes/default/BGAnimations/ScreenEvaluationStage overlay/life graph.lua	
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ local Player = ...
 assert( Player );
 
 local t = Def.ActorFrame {
-children = {
 	Def.GraphDisplay {
 		OnCommand=function(self)
 			local Stats = STATSMAN:GetCurStageStats();
@@ -19,5 +18,4 @@ children = {
 		Barely = Def.Actor { InitCommand=cmd(hidden,1) },
 	}
 }
-}
 return t
diff --git a/stepmania/Themes/default/BGAnimations/ScreenMusicScroll background/default.lua b/stepmania/Themes/default/BGAnimations/ScreenMusicScroll background/default.lua
index ecbde54e5e..86efbb77bb 100644
--- a/stepmania/Themes/default/BGAnimations/ScreenMusicScroll background/default.lua	
+++ b/stepmania/Themes/default/BGAnimations/ScreenMusicScroll background/default.lua	
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-local children  = {
+local t = Def.ActorFrame {
 	LoadActor( "_music scroll background" ) .. {
 		InitCommand = cmd(scale_or_crop_background);
 	};
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@ local children  = {
 		InitCommand = cmd(align,0,1;x,SCREEN_LEFT+20;y,SCREEN_BOTTOM-40;zoom,.8)
 	};
 }
-return WrapInActorFrame( children )
+return t;
diff --git a/stepmania/Themes/default/BGAnimations/ScreenStage overlay/default.lua b/stepmania/Themes/default/BGAnimations/ScreenStage overlay/default.lua
index 8c2e4e0e85..049b444226 100644
--- a/stepmania/Themes/default/BGAnimations/ScreenStage overlay/default.lua	
+++ b/stepmania/Themes/default/BGAnimations/ScreenStage overlay/default.lua	
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-local children = {
+local t = Def.ActorFrame {
 	LoadSongBackground() .. {
 		Condition=not GAMESTATE:IsCourseMode();
 		OnCommand=cmd(zoom,0;rotationz,0;linear,.5;diffusealpha,1;zoom,1;rotationz,1080);
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ local children = {
 };
 local OnCommand=cmd(x,SCREEN_CENTER_X;y,SCREEN_CENTER_Y+180;diffusealpha,0;linear,0.3;diffusealpha,0.75);
 local function AddChild( name )
-	children[#children+1] = LoadActor( name .. ".png" ) .. {
+	t[#t+1] = LoadActor( name .. ".png" ) .. {
 		OnCommand=OnCommand;
 		Condition=GAMESTATE:GetCurrentStage() == "Stage_" .. name;
 	};
@@ -21,4 +21,4 @@ AddChild( "Event" );
 AddChild( "Nonstop" );
 AddChild( "Oni" );
 AddChild( "Endless" );
-return Def.ActorFrame { children=children };
+return t;