[2] He was working as producer for the English theatrical firm of Denton, Bode and McKenzie in 1910, when he was appointed by a company whose principals were Sir Rupert Clarke, John Wren, Clive Meynell and John Gunn, later known as Clarke and Meynell, to produce plays for them at the Theatre Royal, in Bourke Street, Melbourne.
His first production in Australia was Miss Hook of Holland, followed by a number of musicals, including The Arcadians, The Chocolate Soldier, Tom Jones and The Belle of Mayfair.
He scored a similar success with Mother Goose in 1916[7] He had a long association with Nellie Melba, and was one of the five closest friends to whom she gave a platinum and diamond pin as a memento.
[3] He retired as general manager in 1935, but continued to operate in an advisory capacity until around 1950.
[8] Wenman married the dancer Ida Florence "Flossie" Dickinson (c. 1890 – 21 November 1953)[9] on 3 January 1914.