The Old Miller Theater holds some of the most important African American history in the city and state as an event center hosting vaudeville shows, national speakers, movies, boxing, political rallies, concerts, conventions, socials, as well as providing office space for lawyers, doctors, a casket company and others. The Miller Theater when it was briefly rented as The Gem. Image Credit : www.arkansasonline.com On February 6, 1910, the Arkansas Democrat reported that Dr. S.