filled ▁luc r ative ▁singing ▁engag ements ▁at ▁Mon aco ' s ▁ch ic ▁Monte ▁Carlo ▁Opera ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 8 9 0 s . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 6 , ▁E ames ▁visited ▁San ▁Francisco ▁with ▁a ▁tour ing ▁tr oupe ▁of ▁leading ▁Met ▁sing ers . ▁She ▁was ▁fort un ate ▁to ▁surv ive ▁un sc athed ▁when ▁a ▁dev ast ating ▁earth qu ake ▁and ▁fire ▁struck ▁the ▁city , ▁dam aging ▁her ▁hotel . ▁E ames ▁gave ▁her ▁fare well ▁oper atic ▁performances ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 1 1 - 1 2 ▁seasons ▁with ▁the ▁Boston ▁opera ▁company . ▁She ▁then ▁under to ok ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁concert ▁t ours ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁appearing ▁on ▁the ▁rec ital ▁platform ▁for ▁the ▁last ▁time ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 6 , ▁by ▁which ▁time ▁her ▁voice ▁was ▁showing ▁signs ▁of ▁d eter ior ation . ▁Her ▁aut obi ography , ▁Some ▁Mem ories ▁and ▁Ref lections , ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 9 . ▁ ▁E ames ' ▁press ▁not ices ▁included ▁the ▁following ▁random ▁examples ▁from ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁her ▁career : ▁ ▁Paris ▁Opera ▁House : ▁ ▁Saint - Sa ë ns ' ▁As can io , ▁ 1 8 9 0 : ▁"" Mon ▁co eur ▁est ▁sous ▁la ▁p ierre ", ▁of ▁Col om be ... ▁s ung ▁with ▁ex quis ite ▁taste ▁and ▁without ▁accompan iment ... ▁a ▁delight ful ▁Col om be ... ▁consum mate ▁art