“Marriage Proposal in City Court Promptly Accepted by Chorus Girl; Will Give Up the Stage”

[The page is The Post Express of Friday 16 Jan 1920; Newspapers.com files it under the later title. The paper spells the name "Hegenauer" throughout. The William Hegenauer of 173 Burrows Street, Rudolph Hegnauer's home, is William Rudolf (H0531), then 22 (the paper says 20). He married Mae Irene Nolan on 11 Feb 1920.]

Marriage Proposal in City Court Promptly Accepted by Chorus Girl; Will Give Up the Stage

Romance was associated with the appearance of May Nolan, 19, of Parsells avenue, in City court, criminal branch, to-day when she received a proposal of marriage and promptly accepted.

Miss Nolan is a chorus girl, having appeared in various vaudeville and burlesque shows two years, and was recently attached to a troupe which appeared in Rochester, the girl's home. When the theatrical company departed Miss Nolan and her companion, Florence Bell, of Utica, decided to quit the chorus, and they remained here, and several days later were involved in an affair which terminated in the court. Miss Bell's parents forwarded money for transportation so she left for Utica.

The reason for Miss Nolan's sudden determination to cease her footlight career became public to-day when William Hegenauer, of 173 Burrows street, arrived in court and had a very affectionate talk with Miss Nolan. They have been sweethearts a long time, and it was suggested to Hegenauer that wedding bells would afford a satisfactory solution of the girl's predicament. Hegenauer, who is 20 years old, did not hesitate a minute, but approached the young actress, and blushingly proposed. The girl's face reddened, and she lovingly embraced her hero, and nodded assent.

Judge Kohlmetz smiled approvingly, and called the girl to the bench for a quiet conversation, in which he told her to forsake the glittering footlights, forget the past, and start anew as Mrs. Hegenauer.

"We will live happily together," was Hegenauer's assurance.

As a judicial reminder to the girl that the law would not relax its vigilance, Judge Kohlmetz ordered the girl to report weekly for six months to the probation office.

"This will not prevent you two from marrying," said the court.

"But I prefer to wait until the parole expires," charmingly replied the girl, "for I do not care to have any judicial yoke attached to our heart affairs."