CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITOR
Published on February 9, 1999
EXHIBIT 23.9
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statement (Form S-3) pertaining to the Dividend Reinvestment and
Direct Share Purchase Plan of Entertainment Properties Trust and to the
incorporation by reference therein of our report dated January 13, 1998, with
respect to the financial statements and schedule of Entertainment Properties
Trust included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the period ended December
31, 1997, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Ernst & Young LLP
Kansas City, Missouri
January 29, 1999