With Reelcraft in receivership and its Royal Comedy program effectively at an end, Billy B. Van returns to the stage, appearing in an extended Broadway run of “Adrienne.”

For unknown reasons, it’s reported that the long-time business relationship between Billy B. Van and his partner “Gentleman” Jim Corbett has ended and that they will each be “securing other partners.” Other than his marriage to Rose Beaumont (and their life together with her sister Nelle), no other relationship was as long nor important as the one with Corbett.