Form: S-3

Registration statement under Securities Act of 1933

April 22, 2004

CONSENT OF KPMG LLP

Published on April 22, 2004



EXHIBIT 23.1


CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the use of our report dated February 3, 2004, with
respect to the consolidated balance sheets of Entertainment Properties Trust as
of December 31, 2003 and 2002 and the related consolidated statements of income,
changes in shareholders' equity, and cash flows for the years then ended,
incorporated herein by reference, and to the reference to our firm under the
heading "Experts" in the registration statement and related prospectus.

/s/ KPMG LLP

Kansas City, Missouri

April 22, 2004