
To The Hilt Deep Dive Podcast Ep 1.12
Marie DeVere: A Sword Swallower’s History of Sword Swallowing
In this episode, we take a deep dive to explore the life of sword swallower Marie DeVere, who may have learned sword swallowing at the age of 14, and studied under legendary Barnum $ Bailey Circus sword swallower Edith Clifford. Marie DeVere went on to perform with Barnum & Bailey Circus, Cole Brother’s Circus, Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show, Coney Island Sideshows, with Hubert’s Museum and with many other circuses and American Dime Museums from 1905 until 1928, and swallowing up to 15 swords at once!
Marie DeVere’s story comes from her chapter in the book “To The Hilt: A Sword Swallower’s History of Sword Swallowing” by sword swallower Dan Meyer and sideshow historian Marc Hartzman (Schiffer Publishing), now available at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books-a-Million, Target, Walmart and more:
https://ToTheHiltbook.com
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