For him, a part meant total immersion.
The early years of total submersion in her subject, almost to the point of self-destruction, were probably responsible for the dramatic shift in style and approach that can be seen in her subsequent pictures.
Reviewing the concert in The New York Times, Raymond Ericson wrote that Mrs. Boatwright "sang the cycle as she has other music, with a total submersion of her own personality in the work".
The many forms of baptism, ranging from total submersion to a symbolic sprinkling, indicate how certain ritual baths can vary in form even while retaining the same purificational meaning.
And does "show-er" mean total shower?
The walks are either taken alone or in company and if I was frustrated by anything, it was in not knowing the identity of Harrison's companion or the name of her dog, which slightly interfered with my total submersion as imaginary co-walker.
I never really thought I'd say it - I don't believe in theatre as an endurance test - but I think the total submersion in Shakespeare for a whole day-and-a-night has been a richly stimulating and rewarding experience.
"It might be helpful to investigate whether the near total submersion of our culture in screen technologies over the last decade might in some way be linked to the threefold increase over this period in prescriptions for methylphenidate, the drug prescribed for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder".
The idea of his 'new journalism' was to dissolve the distinction between writer and subject and Wolfe was so good at the tricks of this total submersion reporting that it was easy to forget that he was as likely to let go of his critical distance as he was to walk down Fifth Avenue in flip-flops; it was this tension that gave his writing its narcotic charge.
The latest offerings from Garmin (the GPSMAP 76C, $536, www.garmin.com) and Magellan (the eXplorist 600, $450, www.magellangps.com) can both withstand total submersion for up to 30 minutes.
