There is a question here about how much control the Alladin should have over Linda's performance there.

When we perform in schools, we represent the school in some way to the students. Therefore, we feel obligated not to sing or say anything that is contrary to what the school is trying to teach. This is particularly important if it is a parochial school. We have a regular gig at a facility owned by the Bureau of Land Management and they pay part of our fee. The rest is payed by a volunteer group that supports the facility. Here again, we represent the BLM to the audience so we are careful about what we sing and say. Likewise when we did a benefit concert for the local Historical Society. If we piss off someone in the audience, the Historical Society loses support.

On the other hand, when we do a house concert, we feel free to express our opinions about anything, especially politics.

Now, when Linda performs at the Alladin, she is, to some extent, representing the Alladin. Certainly not to the extent of any of the examples we cited above but probably a little more than, say, a house concert or a privately produced show at some theater. It's a gray area in this case.

On the other hand, the Alladin should know who they are hiring. If they are worried about offending their audience, they should have made that clear to Linda beforehand. If it were us, we would have done the same thing she did in this case but not in some other cases.

Bev and Jerry