 Ali came to the United States with Almina in the mid @-@ 1920s . They performed together at <unk> , carnivals and in vaudeville , sometimes advertised under the collective name , " Hadji Ali & Co . " Almina played the part of assistant in her father 's act , billed in his shows as " The Princess " . Ali alone had a variety of stage names , including : " The Great Egyptian Miracle Man " , " The Amazing <unk> " , " The Egyptian <unk> " , " The Human <unk> " , " The Human <unk> " and " The 9th Wonder of the Scientific World " . Ali has been described as a " large , barrel @-@ <unk> and bearded man ... [ that cut ] an imposing figure in his Arab costume . " 
