 He made his way to New York City and worked for Horace Greeley as a reporter and typesetter for the "New York Tribune".Because of Greeley's dislike of the theater, Folds adopted the Langrishe stage name, taking the surname from that of a judge and policeman that he knew in Ireland.Langrishe was known to appear on stage at least once in his native Ireland, but made his New York acting debut on December 8, 1845 at the Chatham Theater in a play called "The Irish Attorney" as a character named Pierce O'Hara.