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                                                                   EXHIBIT 23.13

                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statement (Form S-4) pertaining to a shelf registration of
5,000,000 common shares to be issued by Entertainment Properties Trust from time
to time in consideration for property acquisitions, 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 19, 1999