CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Published on May 20, 2002
EXHIBIT 23.1
Consent of Independent Auditors
We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in
Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement (Form S-3 No. 333-87242) and
related Prospectus of Entertainment Properties Trust for the registration of
2,000,000 shares of cumulative redeemable preferred shares and to the
incorporation by reference therein of our report dated March 28, 2002, 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, 2001, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Ernst & Young LLP
Kansas City, Missouri
May 17, 2002