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Show SCENARIO WRITER DIES NEW YORK, July 27 (UP) June Mathis, who has thrilled millions mil-lions by tho drama and tragedy of her screen scennrios, made a sudden sud-den and dramatic exit from life while hundreds of spectators at a play looked on. seated with her mother in the Fortv-eigbth street theatre last night, watching a performance of the highlv emotional play, The Snunll," Miss Mnthis suddenly screamed, "Mother, Mother, I in ' ' The theatre was in a commotion. Men and women pushed forward, actors faltered in their lines, and Miss Mathis was carried out. ti,ov inbl her in an alley along- side the theatre and when a doctor examiuedher, she was dead. No explanation of the cause of death had been made today, pending pend-ing a thorough examination, but it was believed to have been heart The audience, panicky at Miss Mathis' cry, tried to push forward, but ushers held the spectators in check. The mother, Mrs. Emily Howkes, a physician and two trained train-ed nurses who were watching the plav, bore the body to the alley. There was nothing for the doctor to do, for Miss Mathis was "dead, but the mother refused to believe him and for an hour or so cradled her daughter in her arms, chafed her wrists and sobbed out, "June ! June I Speak to me." ' ' " At last an ambulance came and the body was taken to an undertaker. under-taker. An autopsy will be performed perform-ed today. . - Miss Mathis was about 35 years old and held two distinctions she was the highest paid scenario writer writ-er and she was the discoverer of Rudolph Vlaentino's possibilities as a screen hero. Among the better known pictures adapted by Miss Mathis were "Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse," "The Rajah." "The Ten Commandments," "Blood and Sand," "Turn to the Right," and "Camille." She was at one time an actress and played in "Brewster's .Millions" and-"The Fascinating Widow." She was the wife of Silvnnlo Balboni, also of Hollywood. |