Project Gutenberg 2016-10-17 Public domain in the USA. 154 Guptill, Elizabeth F. (Elizabeth Frances) 1870 Taking the Census: A Farce Produced by Emmy, MFR and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Taking the Census: A Farce" by Elizabeth F. Guptill is a comedic play written during the early 20th century. This humorous work features a small cast and revolves around the interactions between a census taker and a lively African American woman, Mrs. Almira Johnson, along with her son. The play likely explores the social dynamics and misunderstandings during an official census visit, serving as a commentary on race and identity in a lighthearted manner. In the story, Mr. Cole, the census taker, arrives at the home of Mrs. Johnson to gather vital statistics for the census. However, the encounter quickly devolves into a comedic exchange filled with playful banter and misunderstandings, as Mrs. Johnson misinterprets his intentions and questions. The dialogue showcases her strong personality, her relationship with her son Alexander, and the humorous struggle involving bureaucratic questioning. Through witty dialogue and absurd situations, Guptill crafts an entertaining farce that highlights both the absurdity of the census process and the cultural dynamics of the time. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 78.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Drama Comedy plays PS Text Browsing: Humour Browsing: Performing Arts/Film Browsing: Fiction Category: Humour Category: Plays/Films/Dramas 65846 2025-06-21T09:36:50.171425 text/html 42322 2024-10-23T01:15:49 text/html 853425 2025-06-21T09:36:53.064415 application/epub+zip 852104 2025-06-21T09:36:50.929420 application/epub+zip 90181 2025-06-21T09:36:50.521466 application/epub+zip 890586 2025-06-21T09:36:54.850415 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 882012 2025-06-21T09:36:52.710478 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 121405 2022-09-24T07:44:52.388311 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 51780 2025-06-21T09:36:49.919443 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 31843 2024-10-23T01:15:49 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16163 2025-06-21T09:36:54.993417 application/rdf+xml 32327 2025-06-21T09:36:50.626448 image/jpeg 4592 2025-06-21T09:36:50.570451 image/jpeg 1010612 2025-06-21T09:36:50.215483 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog