Form: S-3

Registration statement under Securities Act of 1933

May 18, 1999

CONSENT OF ARMSTRONG TEASDALE LLP

Published on May 18, 1999




EXHIBIT 23.14

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 a shelf registration of
5,000,000 common shares of beneficial interest to be issued by Entertainment
Properties Trust from time to time, and to the incorporation by reference
therein of our report dated March 1, 1999, with respect to the consolidated
financial statements and schedule of Entertainment Properties Trust included in
its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 1998, filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
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Ernst & Young LLP


Kansas City, Missouri
May 18, 1999