The Old Waldorf-Astoria Bar Book by Albert Stevens Crockett (1935, p.94)

1 dashparfait d'amour — Parfait d'Amourbase
1 drinkrye whiskey base
seltzer — filldilution
1 pieceLime peel garnish
ice — Iceother
3 sprigsmint other
  1. Build in a Collins glass and serve.

Ice: Ice

Believed to be named after an opera or play.