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Why the Capital Letters?-- Wetman ( talk) 01:52, 19 June 2009 (UTC)
Because it's a title not a description and that's how it's always written and billed. See Royal Variety Performance for comparison. Jack1956 ( talk) 09:46, 26 June 2009 (UTC)
Does anyone have more info on the social protocols involved for a Command Performance? That is, "command" suggests that declining to perform is not an option, whereas the use of "request" in the lede indicates that a performer is free to decline the performance (just like a knighthood can be declined.) Or is it that the "command" to perform is only given after the Queen's office is sure it wouldn't be declined? How has the command/request dynamic changed over time? -- 70.90.187.65 ( talk) 22:41, 13 January 2010 (UTC)
I suspect that, in most cases, it is deemed an "honour" to receive a command performance, and the highlight of the performer's career. John Paul Parks ( talk) 02:37, 18 April 2014 (UTC)
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Why the Capital Letters?-- Wetman ( talk) 01:52, 19 June 2009 (UTC)
Because it's a title not a description and that's how it's always written and billed. See Royal Variety Performance for comparison. Jack1956 ( talk) 09:46, 26 June 2009 (UTC)
Does anyone have more info on the social protocols involved for a Command Performance? That is, "command" suggests that declining to perform is not an option, whereas the use of "request" in the lede indicates that a performer is free to decline the performance (just like a knighthood can be declined.) Or is it that the "command" to perform is only given after the Queen's office is sure it wouldn't be declined? How has the command/request dynamic changed over time? -- 70.90.187.65 ( talk) 22:41, 13 January 2010 (UTC)
I suspect that, in most cases, it is deemed an "honour" to receive a command performance, and the highlight of the performer's career. John Paul Parks ( talk) 02:37, 18 April 2014 (UTC)