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But in the luscious “Madrilène” from “Le Cid,” the handover from one solo wind instrument to another felt stiff, while in another movement, “Catalane,” a luscious cello tune was almost trampled by heavy accompanying scales in the violins.

The roadway in front was lined with equipages, and the curled darlings of the Madrilene aristocracy stepped in to witness the tournament and bet on the result; but I own the gentler sex I never met there.

He taught patrons to eat jellied madrilene in cantaloupe, and devised the now universal card-credit system that enabled the guest to get his bill in two minutes.

The menu was keyed to Ed Kelly's delicate stomach: consomm� madrilene, cheese souffl�, green salad, fruit compote and coffee.

At Manhattan's Hotel Commodore, 1,300 diners paid $100 a plate for a meal of crab meat in avocado pear figaro, consomm� de volaille madrilene, paupiette of Boston sole Marguery, filet mignon saut� with mushroom colbert, salad chiffonade Argenteuil, bombe vanilla sur socle with black cherries jubilee.